Electric guitars use magnetic pickups to convert string vibrations into an electrical signal, which is then amplified. Unlike acoustic guitars, they rely on amplification for volume and tone shaping, making them highly versatile in genres like rock, blues, jazz, and metal. Electric guitars come in many body styles—solid, semi-hollow, and hollow—and feature different pickup configurations, neck types, and hardware. From smooth clean tones to aggressive distortion, they offer a wide sonic range, making them the backbone of modern guitar music.
Tremolo is a guitar effect that modulates the volume of the guitar signal at a regular rate, creating a pulsating or “shaking” effect. This modulation can vary in intensity and speed, allowing guitarists to achieve a wide range of tremolo sounds, from subtle rhythmic pulsations to more pronounced, choppy effects.
Tremolo pedals typically offer controls for adjusting parameters such as rate (the speed of the tremolo modulation), depth (the intensity of the effect), and waveform shape (such as sine, square, or triangle wave). By adjusting these controls, guitarists can customize the tremolo effect to suit their musical style and preferences.
Tremolo is commonly used in various music genres, including rock, surf, country, and indie, to add texture, movement, and dynamics to guitar tones. It can be used to create rhythmic patterns, add emphasis to specific parts of a song, or create a sense of tension and release.
Popular tremolo pedal models include the Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb, and Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar.
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JHS Pedals was founded by Joshua Heath Scott in Jackson, Mississippi. He began by repairing and modifying his pedals and then sold modified pedals at the local guitar shop before designing his own. Among his early models were the Morning Glory overdrive and the Pulp ‘N’ Peel compressor. In 2009 Scott moved the company to Kansas City, Missouri, eventually expanding to 10 employees.JHS released the Panther analogue delay in 2011 and the SuperBolt overdrive and Prestige booster/buffer/enhancer in 2012.
JHS manufactures and sells pedals with a variety of effects, including the Morning Glory V4, the Muffuletta, the 3 Series, the Pulp’N’Peel V4, the Andy Timmons AT+, the Paul Gilbert PG-14, the Legends of Fuzz series, the Unicorn Univibe, the Lucky Cat, the Double Barrel V4, the 1966 Series and the Colour Box preamp.
£187.15
The Volume control enables you to set the overall volume however you like it, either dialed back, at unity, or boosted The Speed knob is a manual control for the speed of the tremolo, which you can also set with the on-board tap-tempo switch The Mix knob controls how deep the tremolo is perceived, from fully clean to fully wet The Ratio control giv…
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£159.94
Delay tuned for slap-back junkies Controls for Slap (time), Mix (delay level), Repeat (number of repeats), and EQ (tone of repeats) Transparent boost is great for getting above the mix or pushing an amp into overdrive Maximum delay time of about 240ms makes dialing in the perfect slap much easier Operates at standard DC Negative 9V
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1969 Kay Fuzz Tone Replica Dimensions: 5.68 X 3.62 X 2 Inches Weight: 0.85 lbs This pedal requires 9V DC negative center. 4MA consumption. Do not use more than 9V DC, or your warranty will be voided. The Mary-K does allow for battery operation via a single 9V battery. Just loosen the two rear screws from the enclosure and the backplate will swing o…
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